venerations
Acts of worship
Venerations are acts or expressions of deep respect and reverence.
The word applies especially to religious devotion—the veneration of saints, relics, or sacred objects—but extends to secular contexts: His venerations of old masters bordered on worship.
The plural suggests multiple instances or objects of such reverence.
Religious reverence and praise
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- saintsCanonized religious figures
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
shrines · pilgrimages · icons · sacred · prayers · blessings · rituals · holy
Admired courageous figures
- leadersThose with authority
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
commemorations · tributes · legacies · memorials · honors · ceremonies · pilgrimages · birthplaces
worship
Religious reverence and praise
relics · shrines · pilgrimages · icons · sacred · prayers · blessings · rituals · holy · piety
heroes
Admired courageous figures
- leadersThose with authority
- foundersThose who begin institutions
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
statues · commemorations · tributes · legacies · memorials · honors · ceremonies · pilgrimages · birthplaces · museums
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
offerings · tombs · shrines · heritage · traditions · filial · respect · genealogy · remembrance · honoring
venerationscontempts
Expressions of deep disdain
disdains · scorn · loathings · detestation · abhorrence
venerationsdesecrations
Violations of sacred spaces
profanations · blasphemies · defilements · sacrilege · sacrileges
- ancestor venerationReligious devotion to lineage